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Climate ChangeLake MichiganLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsProtectRic MixterWaterfront DevelopmentBefore and After: High water levels at Michigan lighthouse
-Check out this interactive graphic showing Lake Michigan encroaching on the seawall protecting a lighthouse on its eastern shore.
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APDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationMichiganNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJudge OKs Wolverine Worldwide settlement over western Michigan PFAS contamination
-A federal judge on Wednesday approved Wolverine Worldwide’s settlement with the state of Michigan and Plainfield and Algoma townships.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsSandra SvobodaU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsLook Back at Line 5: Check out the archives of the pipeline’s original construction
-Here’s how to see photos, blueprints and contracts from the Line 5 pipeline construction in the Straits of Mackinac through the Detroit Historical Society.
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Industry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRic MixterShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWorkTouring with Ric: A close-up view of the largest of the Soo Locks
-Go along with Great Lakes Now’s Ric Mixter on one of his adventures exploring the Great Lakes.
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Group works to protect Michigan’s Point Betsie Lighthouse
-An organization responsible for maintaining a historic Michigan lighthouse hopes that improving the site’s shoreline protection system will minimize damage from Lake Michigan’s high water levels.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes EchoIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioFighting polarization in algal bloom controversy
-Researchers at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research surveyed 1,000 Ohioans to gauge support of strategies to prevent western Lake Erie algal blooms.
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Drinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganOhioPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsinPFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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No Defense: New PFAS documentary looks at military’s role in the crisis
-The film debuts on Feb. 19 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
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Millions needed to fix Michigan roads damaged by high water
-Roughly $5 million may be needed for immediate fixes, officials said. But long-term improvements such as repairing slopes will require considerably more.
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Drinking WaterGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCore priority: Michigan environmental budget boosts funding for EGLE
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spotlighted the environment and clean water in her budget proposal after giving it just a passing mention in her State of the State speech.
